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Article: McSorley receives record suspension from NHL.(Sports)

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February 24, 2000
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The NHL yesterday suspended Boston Bruins defenseman Marty McSorley a league record 23 games for his vicious stick blow to the head of Vancouver Canucks forward Donald Brashear.

The suspension represents the remainder of the Bruins' regular season, and McSorley also will be ineligible to play in the unlikely event Boston reaches the playoffs.

"The difficulty in this one is the unsuspecting blow from behind with the stick to the part of the head we all fear. It struck the temple," said Colin Campbell, the NHL's executive vice president and director of hockey operations.

"I have been involved in a lot of hockey games myself in 30 years, and I ...

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